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Short list of common older recording formats:

LP vinyl recordings

33 1/3 rpm

12 (or rarely 10) inches. “LP” “Long Playing”

Several pieces each side, except for long pieces.

can be mono or stereo

usually light, can be heavy

78 shellac recordings

78 rpm

10 inch (or rarely 12 inches). mono.

1 piece each side, or can be one-sided (rare).

mono

thick, heavy

“Singles”

45 rpm

7 in. disc-large center hole

Usually 1-2 pieces

mono or stereo

light

028 Publisher numbers

Best first search for sound recordings-- type the number without spaces or punctuation, and try searching variations of the number if the first search doesn’t work. If bib was found using another search, check that 028s match the numbers on the record; it not, or if number is missing; double-check rest of bib record, to make sure it matches the item in hand.

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2nd indicator 2 will generate a note automatically.

099 Call number

(Jazz music on vinyl was given a home-made class system, now we will use the ANSCR music recordings call numbers for any old, vinyl, 78s, etc. discs, and all USU Eastern sound records:

Sound Recordings - ANSCR classification

245 Match the label title or album container title if label titles are all different, to the 245 title in the bib record.

In AACR2 bib records, make sure there is a subfield h [sound recording] after the subfield a and its punctuation. In RDA, 336, 337, and 338 is used instead:

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245 00 Oedipus rex ǂh [sound recording] / ǂc the William Butler Yeats translation.

Music with two titles on the disc:

245 In music 78 & 45 rpm recordings, there may be a different title on each side. Transcribe each in the 245 field, but be sure to check that the second title has a 740 02 title field; add it for the second title if missing. Generally, the 245 will differ depending on whether the pieces share the same composer:

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740 02 Just a blue-eyed blonde.

100/110 and 700/710 relationship designators:

Some bib records use subfield e or 4 with relationship designator codes or terms in the 100/110/700/710 fields. In our library, we convert ǂ4 codes to ǂe terms or just delete ǂ4.

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100 1 Malone, Kevin, ǂd 1958- ǂe composer. no comma, if preceded by an open date

A few music designator terms:

composer, lyricist, performer, conductor, instrumentalist, singer

Music primary access points:

100/245 Popular music: 100 field can be the composer OR the performer; generally if all the music is by one composer, then 100 will be composer, but if music is by different composers, and if one performer (or performing group) is featured, then 100 can be the performer.

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245 10 Préludes |h [sound recording] / |c Claude Debussy.

Classical Preferred /Authorized Titles:

OCLCControl Heading commands won’t (yet) work on 240 fields. Instead, look up composer name in the OCLC Authority File and to check for Author/Title records. Check the Authority Record title (starting with the t subfield) against the 240 & correct if necessary:

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If there are no matches with the 240, compare with the patterns of uniform/preferred title authority records that do exist for the composer or ask.

700s with t subfields: LPs often have several works on a single disc or in multiple-disc sets. In these cases, the OCLC Control Heading command works well for checking the correct forms:

700 12 Handel, George Frideric, |d 1685-1759. |t Water music.

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However, you may need to search manually if the Control Heading command doesn’t work. For really large sets, the 700 name/title entries that don’t Control may be too numerous to check manually; scan through the list looking for obvious errors.

260/264 check dates in the 260/264 field:

Pre-1976 discs may have no date printed on the disc, label, or cover, but dates can often be estimated by consulting some other source. Some will have copyright dates (for liners, cover design, etc.) or patent dates (for equipment and processes - not the recording itself). In many cases, the existing bib will show an estimated date; unless it looks really wrong, we’ll be assuming the cataloger that created the record did her/his homework, and will accept their date.

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[19–?] Probable century (try to avoid)

300 Match the physical description to what you have in hand.

All sound recordings in this project are on discs—make sure the number of discs matches as well. All 78, LP, and 45 sound discs are analog. All 78 records are mono. LPs or 45s can be stereo or mono, but usually state “stereo” “stereophonic” etc. on earlier versions. Some later LPs were first digitally recorded on tape before conversion to LP.

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LP stereo disc

300 1 sound disc : |b analog, 33 1/3 rpm, stereo ; |c 12 in.

LP mono disc

300 1 sound disc : |b analog, 33 1/3 rpm, mono. ; |c 12 in.

78 mono disc

300 1 sound disc : |b analog, 78 rpm, mono. ; |c 10 in.

511 Check for a performer note, add if not there, unless there are huge numbers of performers (or add Various performers):

511 0 Starring Douglas Campbell, with members of the Stratford, Ont., Shakespearean Festival Players.

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710 2 Shakespearean Festival Players, Stratford, Ont.

650 Subjects—for recorded music, we use LCSH music genre and forms which were developed originally for scores.

For music, these are still coded with the 650 field; musical genre/forms are distinguished from topical music subject headings by plural (music genre/form) vs singular (topic) term. Not all variations of music subjects can be found in Classification Web, since many can be constructed by catalogers with the addition of instruments. Look for similar genre/forms in Classification Web and use them as a guide while checking the bib record’s subjects.

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650 0 Guitar music (Rock)

Fixed Fields (leader and 008 in Sierra):

Type: j (music) or i (spoken words or non-human sounds)

Lang: of the music; if several languages: mul; if mainly or all instrumental: zxx

Form: blank

Comp: check if composition type is in the list, and add if missing; if several kinds : mu; not on list?: zz

AccM: accompanying material, such as a booklet; a useful thing to check for is song lyrics or libretto: d

LTxt: [blank]

Fmus, Part, & TrAr: check that all are coded n

007 Add, if not there:

To add or edit in OCLC Connexion: go to Tools-Macros-OCLC+-add&edit 007-run

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Click outside the field; then right-click in the 007 field and choose Expand Field:

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Item record:

Item Code 1: usually 17 (firm order) or 18 (gift)

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Barcode: Scan barcode then place barcode on the cover.

In Sierra, change Call Number field to 099 for local call number.